We are delighted to share news of the following workshop, organised by Philosophers in the Centre for Machine Intelligence at Sheffield.
AI systems are becoming increasingly autonomous, in ways that pose important ethical challenges. This is particularly significant in cases of human-AI teaming (HAT) – that is, where a human (or group of humans) works with AI systems to complete a task. But what is autonomy and how can AI systems have it? How should we understand human-AI teaming? Do AI systems in HAT function like mere tools or more like genuine collaborators? If we can truly collaborate with AI, what are the different forms this collaboration can take? And how do these differences affect ethical concerns regarding responsibility gaps, transparency, and trustworthiness in AI?
Please join us on the 18th and 19th of March for a two day workshop with a series of fascinating talks addressing these issues, organised by University of Sheffield’s Centre for Machine Intelligence. The workshop will take place at Halifax Hall Hotel (see map for location). It is presented in collaboration between the University of Sheffield and the University of Manchester and is part of a UK government-funded project on AI and Autonomy.
Please see below for the workshop schedule (you can also download the attachment if needed). If you plan to attend, please use this registration form to let us know you’ll be coming to the workshop and for the workshop dinner at Proove (see map for location). Please do this by Friday the 13th of March as we are trying to get a sense of numbers. Please also note that we have some limited funds for supporting ECRs at any stage who’d wish to attend. Please email G.Surtees@sheffield.ac.uk for more information about this.
Schedule
Wednesday the 18th of March:
10:30-11:00: Registration
11:00-12:00: Eleanor Turner (University of Manchester) – What Manipulation Cases Reveal About the Autonomy of AI Systems
12:00-13:00: Lunch
13:00-14:00: Jan Broerson (Utrecht University) – To What Extent Are LLM-Based AI Agents Autonomous?
14:00-14:15: Break
14:15-15:15: Paul Faulkner (University of Sheffield) – AI Testimony and Autonomy
15:15-15:30: Break
15:30-16:30: Nathan Hughes (University of York): Definitional Uncertainty and Conceptual Confusion (DUCC!): Exploring pitfalls in the reification of human-AI teaming found in experimental studies
16:30-19:00: Drinks
19:00-21:00: Dinner at Proove Pizza
Thursday the 19th of March:
11:00-12:00: Max Hayward (University of Sheffield) – TBC
12:00-13:00: Lunch
13:00-14:00: Ruby Hornsby (University of Leeds) – Autonomy in Human-AI Imaginary Friendship
14:00-14:15: Break
14:15-15:15: Felicity Fu (University of Cambridge): Living Longer and Better or Lonelier and More Bored? – Superintelligent Robots and the Prudential Value of Digital Immortality
15:15-15:45: Discussion
15:45-17:00: Drinks
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